New smartphone Sony Xperia The C5 Ultra is equipped with a huge 6-inch screen with very narrow side frames, as well as two 13-megapixel (front and main) cameras. What else can buyers of this device expect, Vesti.Hi-tech found out
Portfolio Sony The Xperia C5 Ultra smartphone joined the mid-price segment, taking place literally three months after the announcement of its predecessor, the Xperia C4. In this line of relatively inexpensive devices, the company continues to demonstrate its achievements in the field of photo technology, positioning these products taking into account the popularity of selfies. In addition, the word Ultra in the name now indicates a very large screen diagonal. Let us recall that the previous “gigantophone”, also marked as Ultra, in the family of middle-class devices was . We received the Xperia C5 Ultra model with the ability to install two SIM cards (E5533) for testing. In addition, devices are available that are designed for only one subscriber identification module (E5553).
- Model: E5533
- OS: Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Xperia proprietary shell
- Processor: 64-bit MediaTek MT6752, ARMv8 architecture, 8 cores ARM Cortex-A53 1.7 GHz
- Graphics subsystem: ARM Mali-T760 MP2 (700 MHz)
- RAM: 2 GB (LPDDR3, single channel, 800 MHz)
- Storage memory: 16 GB (11 GB available), card slot microSD memory XC (up to 200 GB)
- Screen: 6 inches, IPS, Full HD (1920x1080 pixels), 367 ppi, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2, up to 10 simultaneous touches
- Cameras: main - 13 MP Exmor RS, EGF 25 mm, viewing angle 80 degrees, autofocus, 4x zoom, flash, front - 13 MP Exmor RS, autofocus, EGF 22 mm, viewing angle 88 degrees, Selfie Flash; video stabilization SteadyShot, Full HD 1080p@30fps
- Network: GSM/GPRS/EDGE, UMTS HSPA+, LTE Cat.4 (150 Mbit/s)
- Number of SIM cards: 2
- SIM card type: nanoSIM (4FF)
- Interfaces: Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz), NFC, Miracast, USB-OTG, DLNA
- Navigation: GPS/GLONASS, A-GPS
- Radio: FM tuner with RDS
- Sensors: accelerometer, light and proximity sensors, compass (Hall sensor)
- Battery: non-removable, lithium-ion, 2,930 mAh
- Dimensions: 164.2x79.6x8.2 mm
- Weight: 187 grams
- Color: white, black, mint (light green)
Design, ergonomics
It is not surprising that the new product from Sony has retained the main features of the corporate design of Xperia smartphones.
However, even in comparison with the flagship it looks very impressive. Although the Xperia C5 Ultra inherits the basic hardware of its predecessor (Xperia C4), its stylish appearance more reminiscent of another “gigantophone” - .
The elegance of the new device is emphasized by narrow frames on the sides of the large screen, the width of which is only 0.8 mm. It seems that the display occupies almost the entire front surface of the smartphone (in figures it is approximately 76%).
The back cover of the case is made of glossy plastic, which can be black, white or mint (light green) color. An aluminum rim with plastic corners runs along the perimeter, designed to absorb the impact of a fall. The width of the device with such a large screen is only 79.6 mm. For comparison, the value of this parameter for other 6-inch smartphones is: -- 83.8 mm, -- 81.0 mm. True, at the same time, the giant’s “carcass” turned out to be very plump - (8.2 mm, 187 g) versus (7.6 mm, 172 g) versus (7.9 mm, 185 g). By the way, the Xperia C5 Ultra does not provide protection against water and dust.
Although the entire front surface of the device is covered with scratch-resistant glass, barely noticeable edges protruding above the display prevent it from contacting the surface when the smartphone is lying face down.
At the top of the front panel, next to the Sony logo, there is a front camera lens with a flash, a charging/event indicator, a cutout for the speaker grille, as well as proximity and light sensors.
The cutout for the multimedia speaker grille is made symmetrically to the speaker grille, but at the bottom of the panel. In turn, three touch keys - "Back", "Home" and "Recent applications" - took up space on the screen itself.
The left edge is allocated for slots with a common plug for a microSD memory card and a tray for two subscriber identification modules in the nanoSIM format. No paper clips are required to remove the SIM card tray, as this is easy to do even with a fingernail. By the way, the OFF button is hidden under the same plug to force the device to turn off.
On the right edge there is a power/lock button in the signature “metal rivet” style, a volume rocker and a separate key for the camera.
At the top end, like the Xperia C4, there is a 3.5 mm audio headset jack,
and on the bottom there was a place for a microUSB connector and a “conversational” microphone.
Main functional elements rear panel, decorated with Sony and Xperia logos, are located in its upper part.
This is the main camera lens, the flash eye, the second microphone and the NFC antenna area, marked with the corresponding logo.
The glossy back cover successfully collects grease marks, which are especially noticeable on black plastic. For this reason, the "rear view" stylish smartphone Almost all the time he is somewhat unkempt. The solid design of the device is due to the non-removable battery.
As for ergonomics, in addition to reducing the width of the case, the developers also took care of special measures (connected in the settings) to simplify communication with this “gigantophone”.
Screen, camera, sound
Compared to its predecessor Xperia C4, equipped with a 5.5-inch screen, the diagonal of the Xperia C5 Ultra has increased by 0.5 inches. Thus, the new product already uses a 6-inch IPS matrix, albeit with the same Full HD resolution, so the pixel density per inch has decreased and amounted to 367 ppi. However, individual dots are indistinguishable to the naked eye, and the brightness and richness of colors is not lost even at large viewing angles. Like other Xperia smartphones, Mobile Bravia Engine 2 technology is used to improve image quality. In particular, it is designed to optimize contrast to achieve finer gradations of dark shades.
It is proposed to adjust the brightness level of the screen backlight manually, or use automatic setup according to data from the built-in light sensor ("Adaptive adjustment"). You can easily change the color temperature of the screen ("White Balance") at your discretion - make the colors warmer or, conversely, cooler. In addition, the settings allow you to save battery power, using, for example, a minimum interval for the screen to go into sleep mode, as well as the function intelligent control backlight, which determines that the device is in the hand.
The touch capacitive screen clearly responds to pressure and recognizes up to ten simultaneous touches. This multi-touch is confirmed by the results AnTuTu programs Tester and MultiTouch Tester. When the "Glove Mode" option is enabled, you can operate the smartphone with clothed hands.
You can improve the quality of photos and videos during playback by either enabling the X-Reality for mobile option or the “Ultimate Brightness Mode”. Tempered glass with an oleophobic coating not only protects the display from scratches, but also allows you to quickly clean it from grease.
The new smartphone will primarily please those who, out of the variety of possible scenes, prefer self-portraits. The fact is that the main and front cameras of the Xperia C5 Ultra received 13-megapixel sensors, and wide-angle lenses with equivalent focal lengths (EFL) of 25 mm and 22 mm have viewing angles of 80 and 88 degrees, respectively. In other words, the front camera has wider-angle optics, which makes it easy to capture even a large group in the frame when shooting a groupie. Both cameras have autofocus and a flash, while selfie lovers have at their disposal the so-called Selfie Flash, which provides soft and uniform illumination at a short distance from the subject. In addition to 4x zoom, SteadyShot digital video stabilization is also provided. Shooting at the maximum resolution (4096x3072 pixels, 13 MP, 4:3) is possible only in the "Manual" mode, and the default "Super Auto mode" provides a lower resolution of 3920x2208 pixels (9 MP, 16:9). The manufacturer especially notes the presence of an HDR mode for both cameras, both for photos and videos. To release the shutter, in addition to a dedicated hardware key, there is an icon on the viewfinder screen and a volume rocker (defined in the settings).
Examples of shooting can be viewed.
Both cameras can record videos in Full HD quality (1920x1080 pixels) with a frame rate of 30 fps. Content is saved in MP4 container files (AVC - video, AAC - audio). 3GPP format is also supported.
As usual, in addition to already installed applications for cameras, you can download and additional programs. So, with the help of “With a face in the image”, when both cameras are working, it is easy to combine your own portrait with the main subject of the shooting. By the way, from the Xperia C4 with a 5-megapixel front camera, the new product inherited, for example, modes such as “Portrait in style” and “AR mask”.
In the first case, it’s easy to add one of the existing or created yourself styles to the image with fun effects.
The "AR Mask" mode when taking a selfie allows, for example, to superimpose the face of an animal or the face of another person onto your own.
Although the speakers located symmetrically on the front panel of the Xperia C5 Ultra look like stereo, only one of them is used for multimedia (video, music). However, the manufacturer claims that it alone is capable of producing sound with a volume of up to 95 dB (which is impossible to check without the appropriate equipment). Subjectively, this speaker sounds really loud, but the quality is, of course, average.
The settings offer to automatically optimize sound parameters by relying on the ClearAudio+ function. This can be done manually using the built-in equalizer with presets. In addition, there is a surround sound option for headphones (concert hall, club, studio). But to equalize the volume of different songs or videos, a dynamic normalizer can be turned on. By the way, standard tools provide support for lossless formats, in particular FLAC. As for the built-in FM tuner with RDS support, it only works when a wired headset is connected (as a shortwave antenna).
Filling, performance
The basic hardware platform was inherited from the Xperia C5 Ultra almost unchanged from the Xperia C4. Here we again turned to MediaTek products, choosing the same 8-core MT6752 processor.
Let us remind you that this chip, made in compliance with 28 nm design standards according to the ARMv8-A architecture, in addition to 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (1.7 GHz) processor cores and a multi-mode 4G modem, also integrates: ARM Mali-T760 video accelerator MP2 (700 MHz) with two execution units (with support for API Open GL ES 3.0 and Open CL 1.2), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules, single-channel memory controller, etc. In terms of performance, the MT6752 is usually compared with the less powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 615. Like the Xperia C4, the Xperia C5 Ultra has 2 GB installed on board random access memory LPDDR3 (800 MHz).
From the results of synthetic tests AnTuTu Benchmark 5.7.1 it follows that in terms of the number of “virtual parrots” the Xperia C5 Ultra smartphone is ahead of last year’s flagship.
In the Vellamo benchmarks, success accompanied these smartphones in varying degrees - in multi-core tests (Multicore), the Xperia C5 Ultra was ahead, but when measuring “horsepower” in processor tests (Metal), it was already slightly behind it.
With variable settings of High Performance and High Quality (performance at the expense of quality and vice versa) on the Epic Citadel visual test, the average frame rate at a resolution of 1800x1080 pixels remained almost unchanged - 60.7 and 60.3 fps, respectively. But when changing the setting to Ultra High Quality, this parameter decreased by almost half, to 36.5 fps.
The Xperia C5 Ultra showed a good result on the universal benchmark 3DMark (recommended Sling Shot tests with ES 3.1). Although the new product is not a gaming monster, the power of the existing hardware is quite enough to run, including “heavy” applications.
The total number of points earned by the Xperia C5 Ultra on the cross-platform benchmark Base Mark OS II was 850.
Of the 16 GB of internal memory, approximately 11 GB are available, and, of course, even less is free. To expand the storage, there is a slot designed for microSD/HC/XC memory cards with a capacity, as indicated by the manufacturer, up to 200 GB (for the Xperia C4 it was limited to 128 GB). Thanks to support for USB-OTG technology, it is easy to connect a regular flash drive to the device.
To provide voice communication and mobile Internet functions, two subscriber identification modules are designed in nanoSIM (4FF) format, with support for 4G Cat.4 networks. As for other wireless communications, along with dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 and 5 GHz), these are also NFC and Bluetooth 4.1 interfaces. There is also support for DLNA and Miracast. Note that the NFC chip allows you to use the “My Travel Card” application from the Bank of Moscow, which can not only read, but also remotely top up the Troika card.
To determine location and navigation, the multi-system receiver uses GPS and GLONASS satellites, which is confirmed by the results of the AndroiTS GPS Test program. There is also built-in support for A-GPS technology.
The capacity of the non-removable lithium-ion battery of the Xperia C5 Ultra was 330 mAh larger than that of its predecessor Xperia C4 (2,930 mAh versus 2,600 mAh). At the same time, the presence of fast charging would be very useful here, since the maximum current of a standard power adapter is only 850 mA.
The smartphone earned 5,428 points in AnTuTu Tester battery tests. According to the manufacturer, the capacity of the existing battery allows you to constantly be in touch for 14 hours 24 minutes, while the standby time will be up to 728 hours. In turn, the maximum music listening time is more than 60 hours, and video playback is 7 hours 47 minutes. A test set of videos in MP4 and Full HD quality played continuously at full brightness for just over 6 hours.
The power saving modes provided are designed to extend the time battery life. So, Stamina allows you to limit performance, disable background processes during inactivity, and also set a list of applications that are allowed to access the network. More significantly extends the autonomy of Ultra Stamina, however, leaving only basic functions telephone (voice calls and SMS). The so-called “Low Battery Mode” is activated at a predetermined battery level. In this case, power consumption is reduced, for example, by turning off the modules wireless communication(Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS), reducing screen timeout, lowering its backlight level, etc.
Software
The Xperia C5 Ultra smartphone runs under operating system Google systems Android 5.0 (Lollipop), wrapped in a proprietary Xperia shell, the interface of which differs little from the classic “lollipop”.
In particular, several branded themes, widgets and applications have been added here.
For simplified control of the giant phone, the settings provide a section “One-handed actions”. So, if you swipe diagonally (right-up or left-up) when the "Resize screen" option is enabled, the size of the working part of the display will decrease. Then swipe from top corner The active screen area can easily be increased to 4 inches. But by checking the “Optimized applications” option, you can also simplify dialing, unlocking the screen, accessing notifications, etc.
Purchase, conclusions
The new product, which is offered on the Internet (according to Yandex.Market) at an average price of 24,310 rubles, is clearly aimed at those who use a smartphone not only for communication. First of all, selfie lovers will not be disappointed - after all, the gadget is equipped with two 13-megapixel cameras complemented by flashes.
The strengths of the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra include a frameless screen, an advanced front camera, as well as support for 4G networks and the presence of an NFC interface. Along with the ability to play FLAC files, the smartphone provides good battery life. But it was not without its drawbacks. Thus, the untidy appearance of the device is due to the back cover made of glossy plastic (especially black). In addition, the body of the new product, lacking protection from dust and water, may seem too bulky. However, what is most frustrating is the lack of support for fast charging in the device.
Generally speaking, the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra smartphone finds itself in such a niche that it essentially has no direct competitors. As already noted, it surpasses its predecessor Sony Xperia C4 (21,240 rubles) in the size of its “frameless” 6-inch screen and a more advanced front camera. Although the “selfie” (26,550 rubles) also received two 13-megapixel cameras, its screen diagonal is only 5.2 inches, moreover, the processor is not 8-core, but only 4-core. But among the 6-inch giants one can note, for example, an almost entirely metal one (27,490 rubles), which, with comparable filling, received, unfortunately, only a 5-megapixel front camera.
Review results of the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra smartphone
Pros:
- Large frameless screen
- Advanced front-camera
- Ability to play FLAC files
- 4G and NFC support
- Good battery life
Minuses:
- The case may seem bulky
- Back cover made of glossy plastic
- No fast charging mode
- Lack of protection against water and dust
Information about the make, model, and alternative names of the specific device, if available.
Design
Information about the dimensions and weight of the device, presented in different units of measurement. Materials used, colors offered, certificates.
| Width Width information - refers to the horizontal side of the device in its standard orientation during use. | 79.6 mm (millimeters) 7.96 cm (centimeters) 0.26 ft (feet) 3.13 in (inches) |
| Height Height information - refers to the vertical side of the device in its standard orientation during use. | 164.2 mm (millimeters) 16.42 cm (centimeters) 0.54 ft (feet) 6.46 in (inches) |
| Thickness Information about the thickness of the device in different units measurements. | 8.2 mm (millimeters) 0.82 cm (centimeters) 0.03 ft (feet) 0.32 in (inches) |
| Weight Information about the weight of the device in different units of measurement. | 187 g (grams) 0.41 lbs 6.6 oz (ounces) |
| Volume The approximate volume of the device, calculated based on the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. | 107.18 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 6.51 in³ (cubic inches) |
| Colors Information about the colors in which this device is offered for sale. | Black White Green |
SIM card
The SIM card is used in mobile devices to store data that certifies the authenticity of mobile service subscribers.
Mobile networks
A mobile network is a radio system that allows multiple mobile devices to communicate with each other.
| GSM GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is designed to replace the analogue mobile network (1G). For this reason, GSM is often called a 2G mobile network. It is improved by the addition of GPRS (General Packet Radio Services), and later EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) technologies. | GSM 850 MHz GSM 900 MHz GSM 1800 MHz GSM 1900 MHz |
| UMTS UMTS is an abbreviation for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. It is based on the GSM standard and belongs to 3G mobile networks. Developed by 3GPP and its biggest advantage is providing greater speed and spectral efficiency thanks to W-CDMA technology. | UMTS 850 MHz UMTS 900 MHz UMTS 1900 MHz UMTS 2100 MHz |
| LTE LTE (Long Term Evolution) is defined as a fourth generation (4G) technology. It is developed by 3GPP based on GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA to increase the capacity and speed of wireless mobile networks. The subsequent technology development is called LTE Advanced. | LTE 850 MHz LTE 900 MHz LTE 1800 MHz LTE 2100 MHz LTE 2600 MHz LTE 800 MHz (E5533) LTE 700 MHz (B28) (E5563) LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40) (E5563) |
Mobile communication technologies and data transfer speeds
Communication between devices on mobile networks is carried out using technologies that provide different data transfer rates.
Operating system
An operating system is a system software that manages and coordinates the operation of hardware components in a device.
SoC (System on Chip)
A system on a chip (SoC) includes all the most important hardware components of a mobile device on one chip.
| SoC (System on Chip) A system on a chip (SoC) integrates various hardware components, such as a processor, graphics processor, memory, peripherals, interfaces, etc., as well as the software necessary for their operation. | MediaTek MT6752 |
| Technological process Information about technological process, on which the chip is made. Nanometers measure half the distance between elements in the processor. | 28 nm (nanometers) |
| Processor (CPU) The primary function of a mobile device's processor (CPU) is to interpret and execute instructions contained in software applications. | ARM Cortex-A53 |
| Processor size The size (in bits) of a processor is determined by the size (in bits) of the registers, address buses, and data buses. 64-bit processors have more high performance compared to 32-bit processors, which for their part are more productive than 16-bit processors. | 64 bit |
| Instruction Set Architecture Instructions are commands with which the software sets/controls the operation of the processor. Information about the instruction set (ISA) that the processor can execute. | ARMv8-A |
| Level 1 cache (L1) Cache memory is used by the processor to reduce access time to more frequently used data and instructions. L1 (level 1) cache is small in size and works much faster as system memory, and other levels of cache memory. If the processor does not find the requested data in L1, it continues to look for it in the L2 cache. On some processors, this search is performed simultaneously in L1 and L2. | 32 kB + 32 kB (kilobytes) |
| Level 2 cache (L2) L2 (level 2) cache is slower than L1 cache, but in return it has a higher capacity, allowing it to cache more data. It, like L1, is much faster than system memory (RAM). If the processor does not find the requested data in L2, it continues to look for it in the L3 cache (if available) or in RAM memory. | 512 kB (kilobytes) 0.5 MB (megabytes) |
| Number of processor cores The processor core executes software instructions. There are processors with one, two or more cores. Having more cores increases performance by allowing multiple instructions to be executed in parallel. | 8 |
| CPU clock speed The clock speed of a processor describes its speed in terms of cycles per second. It is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz). | 1700 MHz (megahertz) |
| Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) The Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) handles calculations for various 2D/3D graphics applications. IN mobile devices it is used most often by games, consumer interface, video applications, etc. | ARM Mali-T760 MP2 |
| Number of cores GPU Like a CPU, a GPU is made up of several working parts called cores. They handle graphics calculations for various applications. | 2 |
| GPU clock speed Running speed is the clock speed of the GPU, measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz). | 700 MHz (megahertz) |
| Amount of random access memory (RAM) Random Access Memory (RAM) in use operating system and all installed applications. Data stored in RAM is lost after the device is turned off or restarted. | 2 GB (gigabytes) |
| Type of random access memory (RAM) Information about the type of random access memory (RAM) used by the device. | LPDDR3 |
| Number of RAM channels Information about the number of RAM channels that are integrated into the SoC. More channels means more high speeds data transmission. | Single channel |
| RAM frequency The frequency of RAM determines its operating speed, more specifically, the speed of reading/writing data. | 800 MHz (megahertz) |
Built-in memory
Each mobile device has built-in (non-removable) memory with a fixed capacity.
Memory cards
Memory cards are used in mobile devices to increase the storage capacity for storing data.
Screen
The screen of a mobile device is characterized by its technology, resolution, pixel density, diagonal length, color depth, etc.
| Type/technology One of the main characteristics of the screen is the technology by which it is made and on which the quality of the information image directly depends. | IPS |
| Diagonal For mobile devices, screen size is expressed by the length of its diagonal, measured in inches. | 6 in (inches) 152.4 mm (millimeters) 15.24 cm (centimeters) |
| Width Approximate screen width | 2.94 in (inches) 74.72 mm (millimeters) 7.47 cm (centimeters) |
| Height Approximate screen height | 5.23 in (inches) 132.83 mm (millimeters) 13.28 cm (centimeters) |
| Aspect Ratio The ratio of the dimensions of the long side of the screen to its short side | 1.778:1 16:9 |
| Permission Screen resolution shows the number of pixels vertically and horizontally on the screen. Higher resolution means clearer image detail. | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Pixel Density Information about the number of pixels per centimeter or inch of the screen. Higher density allows information to be displayed on the screen with clearer detail. | 367 ppi (pixels per inch) 144 ppcm (pixels per centimeter) |
| Color depth Screen color depth reflects the total number of bits used for color components in one pixel. Information about the maximum number of colors that the screen can display. | 24 bit 16777216 flowers |
| Screen area Approximate percentage of screen area occupied by the screen on the front of the device. | 76.18% (percent) |
| Other characteristics Information about other screen features and characteristics. | Capacitive Multi-touch Scratch resistance |
| Sony BRAVIA Mobile engine 2 Minimum pencil hardness >9H |
Sensors
Different sensors perform different quantitative measurements and convert physical indicators into signals that a mobile device can recognize.
Rear camera
The main camera of a mobile device is usually located on its back panel and may be combined with one or more secondary cameras.
| Sensor model | Sony Exmor RS |
| Sensor type Information about the camera sensor type. Some of the most widely used types of sensors in mobile device cameras are CMOS, BSI, ISOCELL, etc. | CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) |
| Focal length | 25 mm (millimeters) *(35 mm / full frame) |
| Flash type The rear (rear) cameras of mobile devices mainly use LED flashes. They can be configured with one, two or more light sources and vary in shape. | LED |
| Image Resolution | 4160 x 3120 pixels 12.98 MP (megapixels) |
| Video resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels) |
| 30fps (frames per second) | |
| Characteristics Information about additional software and hardware features of the rear (rear) camera. | Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Digital image stabilization Geographical tags Panoramic photography HDR shooting Touch Focus Face recognition White Balance Adjustment ISO Setting Exposure compensation Self-timer Scene Selection Mode |
Front-camera
Smartphones have one or more front cameras of various designs - a pop-up camera, a rotating camera, a cutout or hole in the display, an under-display camera.
| Sensor model Information about the manufacturer and model of the sensor used by the camera. | Sony Exmor RS |
| Focal length Focal length indicates the distance in millimeters from the sensor to the optical center of the lens. Equivalent focal length (35mm) is the focal length of a mobile device camera equal to the focal length of a 35mm full-frame sensor, which will achieve the same viewing angle. It is calculated by multiplying the actual focal length of a mobile device's camera by the crop factor of its sensor. Crop factor can be defined as the ratio between the diagonals of a 35 mm full-frame sensor and the sensor of a mobile device. | 22 mm (millimeters) *(35 mm / full frame) |
| Image Resolution One of the main characteristics of cameras is resolution. It represents the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in an image. For convenience, smartphone manufacturers often list resolution in megapixels, indicating the approximate number of pixels in millions. | 4160 x 3120 pixels 12.98 MP (megapixels) |
| Video resolution Information about the maximum video resolution that the camera can record. | 1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels) |
| Video recording speed (frame rate) Information about the maximum recording speed (frames per second, fps) supported by the camera at maximum resolution. Some of the most basic video recording speeds are 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps. | 30fps (frames per second) |
| Autofocus |
Audio
Information about the type of speakers and audio technologies supported by the device.
Radio
The radio of the mobile device is a built-in FM receiver.
Location determination
Information about the navigation and location technologies supported by your device.
WiFi
Wi-Fi is a technology that provides wireless communication for transmitting data over close distances between various devices.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a standard for secure wireless data transfer between various devices of different types over short distances.
| Version There are several versions of Bluetooth, with each subsequent one improving communication speed, coverage, and making devices easier to discover and connect. Information about the Bluetooth version of the device. | 4.1 |
| Characteristics Bluetooth uses different profiles and protocols that provide faster data transfer, energy savings, improved device discovery, etc. Some of these profiles and protocols that the device supports are shown here. | A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) AVCTP (Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol) AVDTP (Audio/Video Distribution Transport Protocol) AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile) GAP (Generic Access Profile) GATT (Generic Attribute Profile) GOEP (Generic Object Exchange Profile) HFP (Hands-Free Profile) HID (Human Interface Profile) HSP (Headset Profile) LE (Low Energy) MAP (Message Access Profile) OPP (Object Push Profile) PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile) PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile) SPP (Serial Port Protocol) SDAP (Service Discovery Application Profile) |
USB
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an industry standard that allows different electronic devices to exchange data.
Headphone jack
This is an audio connector, also called an audio jack. The most widely used standard in mobile devices is the 3.5mm headphone jack.
Connecting devices
Information about other important connection technologies supported by your device.
Browser
A web browser is a software application for accessing and viewing information on the Internet.
| Browser Information about some of the main characteristics and standards supported by the device's browser. | HTML HTML5 CSS 3 |
Audio file formats/codecs
Mobile devices support different audio file formats and codecs, which respectively store and encode/decode digital audio data.
Video file formats/codecs
Mobile devices support different video file formats and codecs, which respectively store and encode/decode digital video data.
Battery
Mobile device batteries differ from each other in their capacity and technology. They provide the electrical charge necessary for their functioning.
| Capacity A battery's capacity indicates the maximum charge it can hold, measured in milliamp-hours. | 2930 mAh (milliamp-hours) |
| Type The type of battery is determined by its structure and, more precisely, the chemicals used. Exist different types batteries, with lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries most often used in mobile devices. | Li-Ion (Lithium-ion) |
| 2G talk time 2G talk time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged during a continuous conversation on a 2G network. | 14 hours 18 minutes 14.3 h (hours) 858 min (minutes) 0.6 days |
| 2G latency 2G standby time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 2G network. | 594 h (hours) 35640 min (minutes) 24.8 days |
| 3G talk time 3G talk time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged during a continuous conversation on a 3G network. | 12 hours 54 minutes 12.9 h (hours) 774 min (minutes) 0.5 days |
| 3G latency 3G standby time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 3G network. | 635 h (hours) 38100 min (minutes) 26.5 days |
| 4G latency 4G standby time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 4G network. | 728 h (hours) 43680 min (minutes) 30.3 days |
| Characteristics Information about some additional characteristics device battery. | Fixed |
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual is a smartphone from a Japanese company that has received a number of interesting features that cannot be found on other smartphones from a Japanese company. Firstly, the model was equipped with a 6-inch screen with very thin side frames. Secondly, both the main and front cameras have a resolution of 13 Megapixels, which makes the model a powerful selfie background that allows you to equally well take pictures of everything that surrounds you and take high-quality self-portraits. We prepared the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual review for good reason, considering what exactly Dual SIM version will be officially supplied to the Russian market.
The phone has a recognizable design, the body rim is made of aluminum, and the back cover is made of plastic. Most of the front surface is occupied by a bright 6-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels. This matrix is great for watching movies, viewing pictures taken, or playing modern games.
Another major step was the use of the Mediatek MT6752 chipset with an 8-core 64-bit processor with an operating core frequency of 1.7 GHz and a Mali-T760MP2 video accelerator, as well as 2 GB of RAM. Internal memory 16 GB of storage is more than enough, but if that doesn’t seem enough, you can always insert a microSD memory card. The 2930 mAh battery is enough for active operation of the Xperia S5 Ultra throughout the day. This model works in networks:
- Network 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
- Network 4G LTE Cat.4 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Now it’s time to look at the Xperia C5 Ultra Dual E5533 camera review. As already mentioned, the smartphone is equipped with two Exmor RS cameras of 13 Megapixels, while the front one comes with a 22 mm lens to get even more into the frame during selfies, and is also complemented by a soft LED flash. Both modules support shooting in HDR, have autofocus and the ability to apply various effects and use camera applications. A couple of sample pictures:
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Sony Xperia C5 smartphone - review
On my last visit to Moscow, the Russian representative office of Sony was not able to give me for study new smartphone Sony Xperia Z5 (they had not yet appeared in the required quantity), and Sony offered to test another quite interesting smartphone- Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual. Having looked at this smartphone, I immediately agreed, because its characteristics looked very impressive. First of all, what attracted attention was the hefty six-inch display (I love these) with FullHD resolution, there is also support for two SIM cards and two 13 megapixel cameras (yes, the front camera is also 13 megapixels, which is rare). Well, and what is important, the price with such characteristics was very reasonable, although usually smartphones from Sony are oh so expensive! However, why list all the “goodies” in the introduction, it’s better to get to know this smartphone better. So - Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual, welcome!
Display: 6", 1920x1080, IPS, 367 PPI
CPU: Mediatek MT6752, 8 cores, 1.7 GHz
Graphics accelerator: Mali-T760MP2
RAM: 2 GB
Flash memory: 16 GB
Memory card: microSD up to 128 GB
Net: GSM/GPRS/EDGE, UMTS, HDSPA/HSUPA, LTE
Wireless connection: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1+HS
Camera: 13 MP, Exmor RS, autofocus, flash
Front-camera: 13 megapixels, autofocus, flash
Ports: microUSB, audio jack
Navigation: GPS, GLONASS, A-GPS support
SIM card: nanoSIM and nanoSIM - two radio modules
Battery: 2930 mAh, non-removable
Color options: white, black, mint (light green)
Dimensions: 164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2 mm
Weight: 187 g
Additionally: accelerometer, light sensor, electronic compass, proximity sensor, Hall sensor
Price: 24-26 thousand rubles (in Moscow), €307 (in Europe) Interesting characteristics, even more than that. The battery for such a display is not very capacious, but it’s not too weak either - we’ll see how it works. (The six-inch Huawei Ascend Mate 7 had a 4100 mAh battery.) Well, pay attention to the fact that there are two radio modules, that is, SIM cards work independently of each other and you, for example, can call from one card to another. Yes, there is no moisture protection like the Xperia Z models. The price for such a package, especially for Sony, looks quite attractive. Contents of delivery An ordinary box made of soft cardboard - no frills at all.
The package contents are extremely ascetic: smartphone, power adapter, USB-microUSB cable, brochure. That's it, there's nothing to spoil. 
Appearance and features
There are no surprises in the design of the device: the design style of the smartphone is very similar to the Sony Xperia Z5 - the same strict parallelepiped, aluminum edging, glossy plastic back cover. However, what immediately attracts attention is that there is almost no frame on the sides of the display: there is literally 0.8 mm. And the camera on the front is exactly the same as the camera on the back. 
Traditionally for Xperia, stereo speakers are located on the front panel at the top and bottom - this, in my opinion, is the best location. The back cover, as usual with Xperia, is non-removable and covered with glossy white plastic. Which, by the way, is not very good, because the smartphone is large in size, and the glossy cover does not in any way contribute to the “gripability” of the device. The camera with flash is located in the center, which is very correct: for some reason, some manufacturers put the camera in a corner and this is strong increases the likelihood that your finger will accidentally cover the camera while shooting. 
The right end has a round, convex power button, a volume rocker, which, in my opinion, is located a little low, and at the very bottom is the camera call button, traditional for Sony phones. I wholeheartedly approve of the presence of such a button. All three buttons have a short travel, and they are pressed rather indistinctly. 
The top end is the output for the headset. 
The left end is a flap, under which there is a slot for a memory card and a retractable slot for two nanoSIMs. 
Well, this smartphone is next to the flagships from Samsung: Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note 4. 
The build quality and materials are, as expected, very high. The aluminum edges protrude slightly from the screen, and some reviewers expressed concern that they could cause cuts - in my opinion, this is complete nonsense. Display
As we remember, in the Xperia series, users and experts had many complaints about the displays of some models. There is an IPS-matrix display made using OGS technology. Viewing angles are tolerable, however, when the vertical/horizontal deviation is somewhere from 45 degrees, the brightness noticeably drops, the colors fade, and the white color turns gray. The brightness is good, but nothing outstanding. Adaptive adjustment works well and is quite fast - compared to many other smartphones. In direct sunlight, the image is quite visible. It even, perhaps, looks better than on many other smartphones. The display has an anti-glare filter and an oleophobic coating. The image quality, colors, and fonts are at a good level. That is, in general, the display is without any delights, but of quite decent quality. Device operation
Android 5.0, shell and proprietary applications - from Sony. Main desktop.
By the way, there are nuances with on-screen buttons. There are (from left to right) the “Return”, “Home”, “List of running applications” keys. Their order does not change in any way, which for me personally is a kind of problem, because I am used to the “Return” button being on the right. In all the smartphones that I came across, even if there was no “Menu” button (it is often changed to “List” running tasks"), then this menu could nevertheless always be called up by long pressing "Return" or "List of running tasks". For some reason this is not here - this is the first time I have seen this. Moreover, I corresponded with the developers - yes, this is kind of a feature. No. On the one hand, it’s not such a problem, because many applications contain an icon that calls up the menu. But not in all of them. For example, in the Nova Launcher shell there is no such icon and its settings were called up by the on-screen menu button. So you can't call here. This, of course, is avoided because there is a special icon for calling the Nova menu in the application window, but it is still somewhat unpleasant. Applications installed on the system.
The application window has advanced sorting and filtering capabilities - something that is sorely lacking from many other manufacturers.
Quick switch area. It's customizable.
Setting up quick switches.
Lock screen with the ability to launch a phone application or camera.
A list of running tasks with the ability to close all applications, a panel with “small applications” that can be placed several on the screen. The panel can be expanded to full screen.
Opened panel.
Several small applications on the screen.
Well, a very important and convenient feature is the one-handed operation mode. The smartphone is large (the screen, I remind you, is already six inches), so Sony thought about situations when you need to do something with the phone with one hand. To call the mode, you need to swipe up from the bottom of the screen. The image on the display will be reduced to a size of 1290x726 pixels and will approximately correspond to the display size of 4.8". Moreover, this image can be attached to the left or right lower part of the display (depending on which hand you are holding it with), you can also change the image size and expand it to full screen. This is very well done!
Talk mode.
The sound quality during conversations is very good. The noise reduction system works quite effectively. But at first there were some strange problems with the mobile Internet. I think for the first time in the last few years I was faced with the fact that the mobile Internet did not work on the installed SIM card. Well, that is, the required APN was not automatically registered. You insert the SIM card into another phone - it works without problems. You insert it into this one - it doesn’t work. You call “Internet Options” in the settings - it tries to get the settings, but it gives an error. And it didn’t work until I found out which APN needs to be registered for this operator, and I registered it manually. Then it worked. It’s not a problem for me to do this, but I’m afraid that 99% of users have no idea what kind of APN this is and how to register it. I measured the speeds mobile Internet- everything is fine here.
There are a lot of options for selecting tracks, including folders.
Playback menu. Throw mode - playback media content (audio, images, video) from your phone to compatible devices wirelessly.
The sound quality in the built-in speakers is good: the sound is quite clear, powerful, without wheezing. There is even some semblance of some volume and hints of bass.
Bose QuietComfort 25 over-ear headphones are mediocre: the sound is dull, a little “wobbly”, the bass is half-hint, the highs are generally bad.
Myst Nail2 armature earphones are not bad: the sound is clear, clear, volume is average, highs are moderate, bass is not noticeable at all.
In the SIM card settings, it is possible to redirect calls from one card to another in case of unavailability.
Xperia specific features.
Select system icons for the status bar.
There is a simplified interface mode: this mode is convenient for pensioners and people with visual impairments.
This is what simplified mode looks like with larger fonts.
Display settings.
It is possible to adjust the white balance, but it is not very clear what the point is in this without a calibrator.
Of the 16 GB, the system occupies about 6 GB.
The Stamina saving system has always worked well in Sony smartphones. Moreover, you don’t need to configure it specifically: just turn it on, after which the battery life improves noticeably.
Stamina settings.
Screen pinning function (prohibiting exit from a running application).
One-handed operation settings.
AnTuTu test. Not bad, but somewhere 1.5-1.7 times lower than modern flagships. (Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ has 68,025.)
Geekbench 3 tests.
Index according to PC Mark. (Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ 5260.)
From a purely practical point of view, the performance of the smartphone is quite sufficient; it did not cause any problems for me. And according to tests, its performance is at the level of last year’s flagships. Not this, but the past. And they weren’t slow either. Camera The button for calling the camera here works somehow strangely. When pressed normally, it does not call up the camera. For this to work, you need to press the button and hold it for a couple of seconds. I don’t know what this is - protection against false positives, or what? But in other Xperia, as far as I remember, this was not the case. Second interesting point. When you call the camera using the button, the camera application appears with a characteristic sound signal, lasting two seconds. And it doesn't turn off at all. The signal sounds even when all sounds are turned off in the camera application. Annoying - scary. At the same time, when you call the camera using the application icon, the signal does not sound. The camera interface is standard for Xperia. In the settings of shooting modes, there are traditionally a lot of all sorts of special effects: superimpose your face on a friend’s face (what a joy), inserting your face into a photo, photos with background sounds, artistic effects, shooting with virtual characters, and so on. You can also download additional applications there for processing photos when shooting.
There are some settings, but they depend on the selected mode. I still couldn’t find the photo and video quality settings; it turned out that they are only available in manual shooting mode.
Well, now examples of shooting in various conditions. All pictures are clickable. 
At daylight, sometimes it messes up a little with the exposure - it gets too dark. 
Text. 
The front camera here is exactly the same as the rear one - a feature of the smartphone model, which is positioned as a “smartphone for selfies.” Well, what can I say, the quality of self-portraits is really excellent. Although our selfie lovers are mainly of the fair sex, and the phone is specifically unfeminine - large and heavy. Here are a couple of selfie examples. 
Example video.
By the way, the video is filmed, as they say, “not a fountain.” But as a camera it is at a good level. Very decent detail, not bad dynamic range, rich colors, white balance is not too bad, focuses well. Sometimes it gets a little dark, but that's easily fixed. (As you know, you can almost always pull out a slightly darkened frame, but with an overexposed one everything is much more difficult.) Battery life
For a six-inch display, the battery here is not very powerful. However, the manufacturer claims a capacity of 2930 mAh, and my device showed that from scratch the battery gains 3341 mAh. 
I first conducted battery life tests with power saving turned off. The results were not impressive. Internet. The display brightness is set to a comfortable 40% without auto-adjustment. All wireless types of communication are turned on, the page in the browser is updated every 30 seconds. 6 hours 35 minutes. Video. The screen is set to the comfortable 10th brightness level of the player (maximum 15th), auto-adjustment is disabled, the “Airplane” mode is turned on, and a television series with hardware decoding is playing in a loop in MX Player. A little less than 6 hours. It really sucks. Synthetic test. At a comfortable screen brightness and with wireless communications turned on, PC Mark conducted a test of mixed modes: surfing, photo processing, video, reading, and so on - that is, emulating a good smartphone boot with various standard actions. This is what happened. (The Galaxy S6 edge+ with QHD resolution and almost the same battery has 7 hours 41 minutes.)
Then I turned on Stamina mode and ran the same tests again. Internet. 8 hours 25 minutes. Already something. Video. 8 hours 10 minutes. We are also tolerant. In normal use, everything also noticeably depended on whether the power saving mode was turned on. Without it, the smartphone survived normally until the evening (about 20-30 percent remained), but it did not survive for two days. With Stamina mode enabled, the smartphone could survive until the evening of the next day, but it was already on its last legs. So even with the use of Stamina mode, this smartphone must be charged at night. Observations during operation and conclusions The smartphone works stably and reliably, I did not notice any problems with it. The only glitch is that the camera is not always called up even when you long press the corresponding button. But this button generally works very strangely. Heating of the back cover only appeared when running “heavy” applications (for example, 3D games), but was quite insignificant. In general, I think that for such a price the phone turned out to be very interesting and worthy of attention. Branded device, 6-inch display, good screen, good two cameras, quite decent performance and memory characteristics, two SIM cards, support for memory cards up to 128 GB, LTE - and all this for 24-26 thousand rubles? In my opinion, this is very good. I recently reviewed the Motorola Moto X Play, which has similar specs, a smaller display, but a larger battery and better camera, - it costs €80 more in Europe. Between the two of them, I would, of course, choose this smartphone. P.S. But the Sony Xperia Z5 is common in Russia - under 40 thousand, Premium Dual (which has a resolution of 3840x2160 for video) - under 50 thousand.
Why are smartphones made only with a powerful main camera, while a 5-megapixel front camera is considered the ideal choice? After all, just look at the photos on Instagram: if there are not cats and food, then there is definitely a selfie! So it’s not for nothing that the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual has a 13-megapixel front camera. But the smartphone is interesting not only for this, let's look at it in more detail.
The Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual clearly shows the standard Sony design, layout of keys and connectors. There is a round power button on the right, below it is a volume rocker. But at the very bottom of the right side there is a physical camera button. So even in the cold, wearing gloves, you can start it with one touch. In tablet orientation, this button lies just under your finger, like in a camera.
On the left side there is a flap, under which slots for microSD and two nanoSIM are hidden. The most convenient moment is that no paper clips are needed, the SIM card tray is spring-loaded and can be pulled out after a light press.
The main complaint about the design is the plastic back. Not that I'm a snob - but this glossy plastic looks downright cheap. If a matte soft-touch had been used, the smartphone would have benefited.
The screen of the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual is very large, and the frames around the edges are quite thin. Thanks to this, it seems that it occupies almost the entire front panel. Above and below it are functional panels with speakers - conversational and multimedia (yes, no stereo) and add-ons in the form of a camera and sensors. You might even get the impression that this is a flagship, but the plastic back gives it away.
Display
There is not a single complaint about the display; Sony used a six-inch IPS matrix with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. This is a unique feature of a smartphone, so they did a great job on it.
I really liked that the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual has such thin frames. With an immodest 6 inches of display diagonal, it easily fit in my miniature female palm. And after it, a native smartphone with a 5-inch screen seems like a toy copy. So keep this in mind - with prolonged use, a large display with a clear picture is addictive and wildly addictive if you suddenly decide to switch to a smaller model.
A separate story here with image transmission. We are dealing with a Full HD matrix, but even with this gigantic diagonal, the picture is transmitted clearly and in detail. The viewing angles here are good and the colors are not distorted when you rotate the display, even the blacks remain deep and do not fade. In terms of the full color gamut of the sRGB space, a slightly too high gamut and a slightly cooler than necessary color temperature, the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual display gets an A-minus. Almost perfect. So much so that I couldn’t find any reason to complain about it without measuring it with a colorimeter.
Camera
I liked the main camera of the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual in terms of quality, but not software. The 13-megapixel sensor does an excellent job of taking photos outdoors and indoors in good lighting. But the intelligent auto mode suffers from significantly overestimating the ISO, so at night you will get extremely noisy photos, or you will have to switch to manual settings. And there, it turns out, only ISO, white balance and exposure change. You know, with such a camera, I would not refuse both setting the shutter speed and manual focusing.
By tradition, there are cool proprietary Sony modes - augmented reality, panoramas and others. So you can play with the camera no worse than with a toy. But what I didn’t understand was the second-person overlay function. Firstly, this is done very clumsily, and secondly, it turns out to be an absolute nightmare, evoking memories of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
We've already done it once good camera, then make software that will allow you to use it to the maximum - nothing else is required - the love of mobile photographers is in your pocket. And only a few will appreciate such specific features as in the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual.
The front camera of the smartphone is also 13 megapixel, with autofocus, and it shows good detail. It’s better not to use the built-in “beautifier” of the face, the photos become worse in quality, and the algorithms for processing them themselves are quite strange.
Frontal flashes are my personal brand of torture. Maybe it’s my eyes that are too light-sensitive, but every time I tried to illuminate myself with this flash, I ended up with either half-closed or completely closed eyes. And then I spent a few more minutes catching colorful bunnies around, because the LED here is quite strong. So you should experiment carefully with the front flash.
Performance
With such a power-hungry display, they decided to save charge using the Mediatek MT6752 processor, which balances between energy saving and high performance of eight Cortex-A53 cores with clock frequency 1.7 GHz. The Mali-T760 MP2 video accelerator copes surprisingly well with games, even if they require detailed graphics in dynamic scenes.
The smartphone passed the synthetic tests with dignity. It was very nice to see numbers comparable to the LG G4. The truth is that I was a little disappointed that the smartphone was heating up. Perhaps this is due to the engineering sample that was tested. Perhaps this is a firmware bug that will be fixed in the next update. But during testing, the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual got very hot when using the camera and playing games.
With daily use, the smartphone behaves well: it pulls my endless schedulers, social media, mobile banking and EasyWay. Two gigabytes of RAM is enough to switch between multiple tasks without unloading them. But if the first 10-15 minutes of the game go great, then the smartphone becomes frankly hot and the pleasure from the game becomes less.
The internal memory of the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual is only 16 GB, but microSD memory cards up to 128 GB are supported, so space should not be a problem.
Interface
Out of the box, the smartphone comes with Android Lollipop 5.0 and Sony shell. And this is a bunch of proprietary applications of the Smart Connect and Xperia Care plan, as well as a set wireless connections Xperia. On this moment There is already an update to Android 5.1 over the air, but the test smartphone did not see it.
Working with two SIM cards
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual, as the name implies, received two slots for nano SIM cards and a full package of functions for working with two SIM cards. You can even set up call forwarding from the first to the second SIM card.
Battery
Due to the fact that the screen is very bright, the battery is consumed offensively quickly, although it is quite capacious - 2930 mAh. With the brightness set to 60%—and this is a comfortable value for working with the display outdoors and in a lit office—the smartphone lost about 40% of its charge per hour of intensive use. In games, the charge goes even faster - literally 15 minutes NOVA 3 - and goodbye to 10% of the battery.
